In reference to Pete Wells merciless takedown of Guy Fieri's upscale Times Square dive, Brain Pickings brought up John Updike's rules of critical opinion, which state that the author — or, in this case, the restaurateur — should not be blamed "for not achieving what he did not attempt."

"She has got used to all the negative press around her personal life but this is the first time she has experienced it about her work," a person identified as a "close friend" told Huffington. "No matter how bad things were going for her personally, everyone would always agree that she was a great actress."

The first source confirms: "This is particularly heartbreaking as her acting was the only thing in her life that she knew was real. Now she is doubting that, too."